Senior Assistant Technical Officer Pharmacy Stores

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for the general day to day operational functions of Pharmacy Stores, including providing a high quality and efficient pharmacy distribution and goods in service. The post holder will support the smooth running of the Pharmacy stores for staff and other Trust employees.

The post holder will co-ordinate in the following areas, ensuring tasks are completed and documented in the allotted timeframes:

• Topping up and receipt/supply of ward orders

• Ward and Pharmacy deliveries

• Goods in

• Waste Management

• Emergency Boxes

Main duties of the job

To carry out Senior ATO stores duties, assisting the Senior Technician within the area by -

Assisting in the co-ordination of the pharmacy support staff by ensuring all orders have been received and completed for that day (email, top up and ward order day schedule) and ensure all work is completed daily. Utilising the use of the PTS, ensuring data is up to date and accurate.

Assist in the co-ordination of the delivery service for the wards and Pharmacy departments, ensuring all deliveries have been undertaken as per the daily schedule.

Assist in the co-ordination of the goods in team, including receipt of goods, processing of documentation and ensuring stock is put away and all work is completed daily

Assist in the co-ordination of the processing of waste/ returns from clinical areas, reviewing wards waste/ returns

Assist in the co-ordination of the Emergency box supply and replenishment, ensuring the minimum stock holding for completed boxes is available at all times

To escalate operational issues such as staffing levels or delays in completing planned workload to Senior Technician

To participate in the training of other support staff and trainees, which will include providing training on Top-up, Eylea/Lucentis reconciliation assembly of stock items, receipt, returns, PTS and any other stores roles.

Closing date: 03 June 2025

Interview date: 17 June 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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